title: [Knowledge in nursing: from the area representation to the Nursing Advisory Committee at CNPq].
abstract: The aim was to describe aspects of the nursing evolution in the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq), focusing on the organizational structure and positions of the Area Representation and the advances in nursing knowledge. This is an experience report, accompanied by reflections and attitudes towards science, technology and innovation of Brazilian nursing and the creation of the Nursing Advisory Committee at the CNPq, in 2006. This paper is intended for the special issue of the Brazilian Nursing Journal (Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem), a prominent scientific nursing journal of nursing, in the celebration of its 80 years of existence. Brazilian nursing records scientific qualification advances in the preparation of its researchers, marking a new era in the consolidation and recognition of the discipline and profession.
authors.forename: Alacoque Lorenzini
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Erdmann
authors.forename: Lorita Marlena Freitag
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Pagliuca
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D001938:Brazil; D006676:History of Nursing; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000266:history